Common name: Tamarack
Scientific name: Larix laricina
Category: Native Tree - Coniferous, Common
Sample mature size: 20 m tall, 9 m wide; 66 ft tall, 30 ft wide
Sunlight: Full-sun, Shade-intolerant
Water: Medium-wet, Wet
Soil: Clay, Peat, Sand
Blooms: Green in May
Natural habitats: Swamp-wetland, Meadow-grasslands
Wildlife benefits: Deer resistant π±, Bees/wasps π, Beneficial insects π
Points of interest: - Can survive extremely cold weather conditions
- Will grow in any soil and moisture conditions but prefers swamps and wetlands with heavy clay or rich sand